And the winner of the most apropo work of Art for 2006: "Blessed Art Thou" by Kate Kretz

Paul -V- — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:00:00 -0500

It's still early in the year, but one of the most brilliant works of of art I've seen in a long time came to my attention, and I wanted to share it with you.

It's called "Blessed Art Thou," by Kate Kretz: (You can click on the image below to view a larger version.)

"Blessed art Thou" portrays Angelina Jolie hovering above her primary fan-base in the oppressive temple of consumerism that is Wal-Mart. Shoppers may not have anything beautiful in their own lives, yet unattainable glamor and celebrity silently dominates everything in the scene.

To quote the artist's blog:

"I chose a setting where the cycle begins: psychologically oppressive environments like this one are one of the feeding sources for the consumer, hungry for “information” about the celebrity's private life. I am interested in the psychological ramifications of celebrity worship, particularly as they relate to class."

This painting captures the banality of box-stores and celebrity-worship in a way I've never witnessed before.

Bravo, Mr Kretz! Bravo!

Tags: Angelina Jolie - Celebrity - Wal-Mart - Art - Celebrity - Blessed Art Thou - Kate Kretz

A music video that'll kick you in the nads

Submariner — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 11:06:45 -0500

Paul will be back on Monday, but he asked me to baby-sit this blog for a few days.

I've never "blogged" before tho'. So I guess I'll start by posting a music video that'll kick you in the nads.

This was "banned" on MTV. I put the word banned in quotations since, as a private corporation, they can't really ban anything. Instead they simply never let quality material see the light of day.

Which, as we know, is totally different. Right?

This music video is called Bombs and it's by Faithless.

Brainshrub.com - Art

And the winner of the most apropo work of Art for 2006: "Blessed Art Thou" by Kate Kretz

A music video that'll kick you in the nads